Motherhood in Bondage by SANGER, Margaret - 1928

New York: Brentano's, 1928. First Edition (?). Hardcover. Good. Octavo, 446pp. An abused copy, good only, but with the spine expertly re-backed with original spine laid down. Corners worn and fore-edges sunned - a cheaply produced book, typical of Brentano's at this time. 1928 was a transition year for Brentano's, when the company inconsistently began to state first editions. With no printing or edition statement, we are unsure if this is a true first, but believe it to be so. Ex-Planned Parenthood Association of St. Louis library, with some markings of that institution, and evidence of removal to the endpapers. Despite all these strikes against it, this is a scarce book in any condition, and this copy is boldly SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Margaret Sanger on the front free endpaper: "To Mrs. S. [W.?] McPheeters my regards and compliments. Margaret Sanger 1937." McPheeters was on the Board of Directors of the Missouri branch of the Birth Control Foundation of America, the precursor to the Planned Parenthood Association. "Motherhood in Bondage" is a powerful book - consisting mostly of letters that Sanger claims have been written to her by mothers all over America who have had complications surrounding pregnancy and early motherhood, each illustrating a problem that Sanger hoped to solve through her advocacy of birth control and reproductive health practices. A frustratingly relevant book, considering how much time has passed since its publication. Despite its noted wear, an uncommon and desirable signed copy.